Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Wednesday, August 16, 2017

ventifact, noun [ven-tuh-fakt] 
  • Geology. a pebble or cobble that has been faceted, grooved, and polished by the erosive action of wind-driven sand.
ORIGIN: Ventifact, “stone shaped by the wind or sandstorms,” is a rare word, used in geology and physical geography, and is modeled on the much earlier noun artifact (artefact), which dates from the mid-17th century. Ventifact derives straightforwardly from Latin ventum “wind” (venti- is the Latin combining form) and factum, the past participle, also used as a noun, of the verb facere “to make, do” (with as many senses as the English verbs). Latin ventum is related to English wind, winnow, and weather. Latin facere and the adjective facilis “easy, easy to do” derive from a very common Proto-Indo-European root dhē- “to put, place, set,” from which Germanic (English) derives do and deed, Greek tithénai “to set, put,” and Slavic (Polish) dzieje “history” (i.e., things done, deeds). Ventifact entered English in the early 20th century.

Analog shit
  • Having to go to the toilet without a phone, tablet or any other digital device.
Shit! I left my cellphone at home now i have to take an analog shit like a caveman


History
  • Cyprus: was granted independence from Britain (1960)
  • Joseph Kittinger: USAF pilot set records for a parachute jump, including fastest speed by a person through the atmosphere — 614 mph/988 kph (1960)
  • Elvis Presley: The King was found dead of heart failure at his Memphis estate, Graceland (1977)
  • harmonic convergence: thousands began a two-day celebration ushering in a period of purification and cleansing of the Earth and humankind (1987)
Birthdays
  • Amos Alonzo Stagg 1862
  • Bernard McFadden 1868
  • George Meany 1894
  • Mae Clarke 1910
  • Menachem Begin (Israel) 1913
  • Al Hibbler 1915
  • Charles Bukowski 1920
  • Shimon Peres (Israel) 1923
  • Fess Parker 1925
  • Ann Blyth 1928
  • Lois Nettleton 1929
  • Robert Culp 1930
  • Tony Trabert 1930
  • Frank Gifford 1930
  • Eydie Gorme 1932
  • Julie Newmar 1933
  • John Standing 1934
  • Anita Gillette 1936
  • Carole Shelley 1939
  • Billy Joe Shaver 1939
  • Barbara George 1942
  • Robert Lester (The Chi-Lites) 1942
  • Bob Balaban 1945
  • Suzanne Farrell 1945
  • Lesley Ann Warren 1946
  • Joey Spampinato (NRBQ) 1950
  • Reginald Vel Johnson 1952
  • Kathie Lee Gifford 1953
  • James J.T. Taylor (Kool and The Gang) 1953
  • Kevin Rowland (Dexy's Midnight Runners) 1953
  • James Cameron 1954
  • Tim Farriss (INXS) 1957
  • Angela Bassett 1958
  • Madonna Louise Ciccone 1958
  • Laura Innes 1959
  • Timothy Hutton 1960
  • Steve Carell 1962 (40 Year Old Virgin)
  • Maria McKee (Lone Justice) 1964
  • Donovan Leitch, Jr. 1968 - Actor, son of Donovan (the singer)
  • Emily Robinson (The Dixie Chicks) 1972
  • Vanessa Carlton 1980


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